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bígan

(v.)

To bendto inclineto humiliatesubdueto turninclineTo bend

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Add: trans. To bend, of shape, attitude Ic bége míne cneówa, Bl. H. 187, 18. of direction, to incline þá þá hé bígede cum (membra sopori) dedisset .i. inclinasset, An. Ox. 2105. figurative, to humiliate, subdue Líchama mín in nédhérnisse ic bégo corpus

Linked entries: býgan bégan

bíman

(v.)
Grammar
bíman, (-ian)

to trumpet

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to trumpet, blow a trumpet David býmendre stefne hleóðriende cwæð, Angl. viii. 331, 12

bindan

to bindto fasten toknit

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Add Ic beó bunden ligor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 30. to bind, tie up in a bundle Gadriað þone coccel and bindað (alligate) sceáfmǽlum, Mt. 13, 30. to fasten to, on Hig bindað hefige byrðena, Mt. 23, 4. Beágas bundan boias (in collo) nectunt, Wrt. Voc. ii

-bidian

(v.; suffix)

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bítan

to bite

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Add: to bite with the teeth Ic bíte mandeo, bítende and slítende mordax, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 47, 56. Hé bítes and slítes hine adlidit eum, Mk. R. 9, 18. Bítende (bídtende, L.) ł bát hine discerpens eum, 1, 26. to bite, gnash the eccen :-- Hí bíton heora

bíwan

(v.)
Grammar
bíwan, (eó, ý)

to rubpolish

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to rub, polish

biddan

Grammar
biddan, <b>; II a</b> 2.
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Hé bæd þone hálgan wer sumne dǽl eles, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 16. Add

bígan

Similar entry: under-bígan

-bígan

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-bígan

bide

prayora

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pray; ora Bide ðínne fæder ora tuum patrem, Mt. Bos. 6, 6;

bicgan

(v.)

to buy, procure

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to buy, procure, Jn. Bos. 4, 8: Beo. Th. 2615; B. 1305: Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 11; Hö. 68 : Salm. Kmbl, 403; Sal. 202 : Exon. 114 a; Th. 436, 37; Rä. 55, 12

Linked entry: bige

bíding

(n.)
Grammar
bíding, e; f.

A BIDING, abodemansio, statio

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A BIDING, abode; mansio, statio Ðǽr hý bídinge móstun tídum brúcan where they might at times enjoy a biding, Exon. 35 b; Th. 114, 30; Gú. 180

Bieda

(n.)
Grammar
Bieda, an; m.
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Bieda the son of Port Hér com Port on Brytene, and his twegan sunan, Bieda and Mægla here, A. D. 501, Port came to Britain, and his two sons, Bieda and Mægla, Chr. 501; Erl. 15, 14

bígean

(v.)

to bow, bendflectere

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to bow, bend; flectere His cneówu bígean genua flectere, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 23: 3, 2; S. 524, 21: Ps. Th. 94, 6

birgan

(v.)
Grammar
birgan, p. de; pp. ed

To cover with a mound, to burysepelire

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To cover with a mound, to bury; sepelire Birge man hine ðæs ilcan dæges sepelietur in eadem die, Deut. 21, 23: Gen. 49, 31

Linked entries: býrian birgean

bícnan

(v.)
Grammar
bícnan, (-ian).

signifyindicateportend

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Add to make a sign to a person (dat. or prep, tó) with something Hé bícneð mid ðǽm eágum annuit oculis, Past. 357, 20. Hé bícnode hire tó mid his cynegyrde, Hml. A. 97, 180. þá becnade Sanctus Petrus him, 162, 239. Hí bécnodon eágan (mid eágum, v. l.

Linked entry: bécnan

bilgan

(v.)

to anger

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to anger

biren

(n.)
Grammar
biren, e; birene, an (v. byrene in Dict.); f.

A she-bear

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A she-bear Ursa, ꝥ is on úre geðeóde byren ... Bebeád seó fǽmne þǽre byrene ... and seó byren hine lét gangan, Shrn. 47, 1-7. In loco que vocitatur birene-feld, C. D. ii. 76, 7. Byrene urse, Kent. Gl. 606

Linked entries: byren beren

bidung

Similar entry: an-bidung

binnan

Similar entry: þǽr-binnan